Brad Stevens earned the promotion; FSSA deserves jeers

Here's this week's lineup of Hoosiers who soared and those who fell flat:

Hit: OK, we hate to see Brad Stevens leave Butler for the greener (in more ways than one) fields of Boston. But the new Celtics coach certainly earned the promotion. Stevens not only won regularly at Butler but he also led the program with an integrity and quiet humility too often missing in big-time sports, both in the college and professional ranks. The jump into the NBA can be tough for even the most successful college coaches, but Stevens appears especially well-suited to lead the league's most tradition-rich franchise.

Hit: Newly hired Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis Ferebee will have a special perspective on the challenges and the opportunities facing the district. Soon after he was hired on Monday, Ferebee said his 9-year-old son will attend an IPS school. Ferebee comes to Indianapolis after serving as an administrator in the Durham, N.C., schools.

Miss: Not only did Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration potentially expose the sensitive personal and financial information of more than 187,000 Hoosiers, the agency also didn't publicly reveal the mistake until seven weeks after the fact. The information, apparently sent out by mistake, included names, addresses and dates of birth. And the Social Security numbers of about 4,000 people may have been wrongly mailed to strangers.

Miss: Well, it's finally settled, but the arduous journey that the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles took to reinstate a specialty license for the Indiana Youth Group long ago passed the point of ridiculousness. For more than a year the BMV, at the prodding of state lawmakers, battled with the nonprofit (which helps gay and lesbian youth) over the plate. The move to reinstate the plate came after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the youth group last month.

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Brad Stevens earned the promotion; FSSA deserves jeers

Here's this week's lineup of Hoosiers who soared and those who fell flat: